The invention is a new and distinct Rose variety denominated ‘AAC 362’. The new Rose is characterized by young leaves with purple coloration, and flowers having a bicolor bloom with petals that are red-pink with a light creamy-yellow center at opening that fades to white.

The male (pollen) parent cv. ‘Yellow Submarine’ is a patented variety in the United States (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 16,659) derived from the ‘MACivy’ variety (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,362) which is sometimes known as the ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ variety, and an unreleased shrub rose designated R93412 from the breeding program of the patentee on U.S. Plant Pat. No. 16,659.

The present variety of Rose was first produced by controlled hybridization. The original cross was done at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Morden Research Station, Manitoba, Canada in 2007. The hybrids from this initial cross were planted in field at the Morden Research Station in 2008.

‘AAC 362’ was first successfully asexually propagated by vegetative cuttings at the Morden Research Station in 2009 and the cuttings maintained in a greenhouse at the Morden Research Station. In 2010 and 2011, the cuttings were moved to the evaluation farms of Prairie Shade Nursery in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The new Rose variety ‘AAC 362’ differs from the reference varieties ‘Nicolas’ and ‘Champlain’ in the following characteristics:

Plants of the variety ‘AAC 362’ have new leaf growth that is purple, while plants of the reference variety ‘Nicolas’ have green leaves and plants of the reference variety ‘Champlain’ have deep green leaves.

Flowers of the variety ‘AAC 362’ have a bicolor bloom with petals that are red-pink with a light creamy-yellow center at opening that fades to white, compared to flowers of the reference varieties ‘Nicolas’ and ‘Champlain’ which have solid red blooms.

The characteristics most useful in distinguishing ‘AAC 362’ from the reference varieties are young leaf: purple coloration, and flower: bicolor bloom with petals that are red-pink with a light creamy-yellow center at opening that fades to white.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

The accompanying photographic illustration illustrates in full color ‘AAC 362’. The colors are as nearly true as reasonably possible in color representation of this type. Colors in the photographs may differ from the color values cited in the detailed botanical description below, which accurately describes the colors of the new Rose.

FIG. 1 shows growth type and habit of ‘AAC 362’.

FIG. 2 shows young and mature stem of ‘AAC 362’.

FIG. 3 shows a comparison of young and mature prickles of ‘AAC 362’.

FIG. 4 shows a comparison of young and mature leaf of ‘AAC 362’.

FIG. 5 shows structure and color of the whole flower of ‘AAC 362’.

FIG. 6 shows fruit/hips of ‘AAC 362’.

FIG. 7 shows color of sepals and receptacle of ‘MC 362’.

FIG. 8 shows color of bud stage of ‘AAC 362’.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The variety is uniform and stable. No off-types, variants or mutations have been found to date. Characteristics for ‘AAC 362’ were retained in multiple generations of asexual reproduction through the use of vegetative cuttings.

The RHS Color Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society has been used for color identification. The description is based on observations taken in July on five plants, approximately two years of age, growing on their own roots in containers outdoors at Vineland Research and Innovation Centre, Vineland Station, Ontario, Canada during the year 2015.

Internodes.—Av. Distance between internodes on mature stems — about 6 mm on average.

Prickles.—Present or absent — occasionally present. Incidence — average of 0-4 per each 10 cm of stem. Color of immature prickles — near Red Purple Group 59A. Color of mature prickles — near Greyed Yellow Group 161A. Shape — linear to weakly concave. Length of young prickle — average between 4-11 mm. Length of mature prickle — average between 3-12 mm. Color of young prickle — near Red-Purple Group 59A. Color of mature prickle — near Greyed-Yellow Group 161A.

Petiole.—Length (stem attachment to first leaflet) — about 32 mm on average. Diameter — about 1.54 mm on average. Color upper side — near Green Group 137A. Color lower side — near Green Group 138A. Surface texture upper side — moderately grooved with some stipitate glands. Surface texture lower side — a few small prickles.

Petal color.—When opening, upper surface — base near White Group 155A, middle near Red Group 53C, margin near Red Group 53A. When opening, lower surface — base near White Group 155A, middle near Red Group 54B, margins near Red Group 53A. Fully opened, upper surface — base near White Group 157C, middle near Red Group 54A with occasional Green-White Group 157C, margins near Red Group 53C. Fully opened, lower surface — base near Green-White Group 157D, middle near White Group 157C with occasional Red Group 55B, margins near Red Group 53D. When fading, margins near Red Group 53D fading to Near Red-Purple Group 60A.

Disease resistance: The variety is resistant to powdery mildew Sphaerotheca pannosa, downy mildew Peronospora sparsa, rust Phragmidium spp., Cercoprora rosicola and black spot Diplocarpon rosae as a potted plant under normal growing conditions. The ‘AAC 362’ variety has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions to date. Accordingly, it is possible that the phenotypic expression may vary somewhat with changes in light intensity and duration, cultural practices, and other environmental conditions.